TY - JOUR
T1 - Male Breast: A Review of the Literature and Current State of the Art of Diagnostic Imaging Work-Up
AU - D'Angelo, Anna
AU - Portaluri, Antonio
AU - Caprini, Francesca
AU - Sofia, Carmelo
AU - Ferrara, Fabrizio Massimo
AU - Condorelli, Elvira
AU - Iaccarino, Ludovica
AU - Catanzariti, Francesca
AU - Mancino, Matteo
AU - Trombadori, Charlotte Marguerite Lucille
AU - Belli, Paolo
AU - Marino, Maria Adele
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Pathological conditions affecting the male breast (MB) share some similarities with those found in women, while others are specific to men. The first part of this review provides an overview of MB disorders, exploring the most common types of MB diseases. The second part then emphasizes the state-of-the-art approaches proposed in the literature for screening and follow-up with MB cancer patients, which highlights the importance of tailored strategies for diagnosis, follow-up, and identifying high-risk populations. Considering the increasing attention in recent years on the topic, transgender individuals are also included in this review. Together with the MB, it is an understudied category thus far. This review aims to raise awareness among radiologists that MBs should be approached differently from female breasts, contributing to the advancement of medical knowledge, improving patient outcomes, and promoting early detection of MB disorders. The review also provides an update on breast cancer and screening in the transgender population.
AB - Pathological conditions affecting the male breast (MB) share some similarities with those found in women, while others are specific to men. The first part of this review provides an overview of MB disorders, exploring the most common types of MB diseases. The second part then emphasizes the state-of-the-art approaches proposed in the literature for screening and follow-up with MB cancer patients, which highlights the importance of tailored strategies for diagnosis, follow-up, and identifying high-risk populations. Considering the increasing attention in recent years on the topic, transgender individuals are also included in this review. Together with the MB, it is an understudied category thus far. This review aims to raise awareness among radiologists that MBs should be approached differently from female breasts, contributing to the advancement of medical knowledge, improving patient outcomes, and promoting early detection of MB disorders. The review also provides an update on breast cancer and screening in the transgender population.
KW - breast cancer screening
KW - follow-up
KW - high-risk man
KW - male breast cancer
KW - breast cancer screening
KW - follow-up
KW - high-risk man
KW - male breast cancer
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/298499
U2 - 10.3390/diagnostics13243620
DO - 10.3390/diagnostics13243620
M3 - Meeting Abstract
SN - 2075-4418
VL - 13
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - Diagnostics
JF - Diagnostics
ER -
